Philanthropy Archives

Mar 22, 2022
  • Natalie Sayewich

ECU College of Nursing welcomes 9 into Hall of Fame

The ECU College of Nursing welcomed nine new members to its Hall of Fame and honored a longtime faculty member as its 2022 Distinguished Alumni during its induction ceremony at...

Mar 11, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

BLUE CROSS FUNDING

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is awarding $1.54 million to East Carolina University to provide telepsychiatry services over the next five years for students at Elizabeth City...

Feb 18, 2022
  • Erin Ward

ECU dental clinics get $225K boost from Dogwood Health Trust

A large donation to the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine will allow the school to increase services for low-income patients in two rural clinics. The Dogwood Health Trust...

Feb 10, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

PRIZE PATROL

East Carolina University has taken first place and a $10,000 prize in the third annual Collegiate Hunger Challenge, a competition among North Carolina colleges and universities to raise awareness about...

Jan 31, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU BIG READ KICKOFF

EVENT DETAILS What: Big Read When: Feb. 15 Time: 4 p.m. Where: Five Points Plaza, at the corner of Fifth and Evans streets, Greenville, N.C. Free books provided for community...

Jan 28, 2022
  • Erin Ward

SUPPORTING STUDENT VETERANS

Marine Corps officer Lara Gorham left the military to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. When she was accepted into the premed program at East Carolina University for fall...

Jan 26, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

HABIT STUDY

While many of his peers are being shuttled around to practices and tournaments for their various sports teams, Wyatt Sanson is often traveling to physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech...

Jan 18, 2022
  • Erin Ward

RECORD GIFT TO EC SCHOLARS

Burney Warren grew up in the friendly shadow of East Carolina University’s football stadium. The east endzone was two doors down from his house in Greenville, putting him in the...

Dec 26, 2021
  • Matt Smith

2021: YEAR IN REVIEW

Pirate Nation made great strides in 2021. After a rocky 2020, this year brought great promise as Pirates hoped to leave the pandemic behind and start fresh. The pandemic didn’t...

Dec 16, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

SHINING GOLD

Twenty-six service-minded East Carolina University faculty and staff members were named 2021 Treasured Pirates during a ceremony in Harvey Hall on Wednesday. “There are few things more professionally gratifying and...